The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari to court over the extension of the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Abubakar Adamu.
The NBA commenced the legal action at the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/214/2021.
The Defendants in the suit included President Buhari, IGP Adamu and the Police Service Commission (PSC).
In the suit, the NBA seeks the judicial determination of the constitutionality of the President’s extension of Mr. Adamu’s tenure as the Inspector General of Police for three months after he (Adamu) had, on February 1, 2021, attained the 35 years of age of service as a member of The Nigeria Police.
Details later…